Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-8025
driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 9.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1
- https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848
- https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00102.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3438
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034052
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2789-1
- https://twitter.com/Thaolia/status/656823859304398848
- https://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/10/xscreensaver-5-34/
Products affected by CVE-2015-8025
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cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver_project:xscreensaver:5.33
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04